Shock-carrier.



B. PAULSON.

`SHOCK CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.9,1911.

Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

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SHOCK CARRIER.

APPLICATION ULEB S2219. 1911.

Eatented Apr. 1, 1913.

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E. PAULSON. SHOCK CARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. S, 1911.

lji. Patented Apr.1,'1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

To aZZ whom, t may concernf Be it known that ERLAND Paulson, a citizen of the. United States, residing at lnife' River, in the county of Dunn and affita-te of North Dakota, have invented cernew and v useful improvements in 9hoek-Carriers'; and I do hereby declare the -ollowing'to be a full, clear', and ,exact description of theinventionysnch as will lenlo able others skilled in ,the art to which it ap- `pertains'to make and use the-same.

invention has for its O bject to proyvide asiniple and highly eicient shock carrien especially adapted for'. use in connec- 15 tion with a harvester, and to such ends, gen- -erally stated, the'infvention consists of ,the

i novel devices and lcombinations of devices, hereinafter described and defined in' j the .-elains.

29?.- In the accompanying drawings which illustrate theinvention, like characters in? diqate like parts throughouty the several views.' i y p `i:Referring to the drawings,"Figure 1l is a 25 pin View showing my improved shock carrier, and a portionof the harvester to whichit is" attached; Fig. 2 isa righ-t side eleva tion of the shock carrier; .Fig` 3 is a transverse Sectiontaken on the line 'm3 ma of Fig.

A so 1, the' parts, of, the harvester being 'indicated only in part, and chiey in diagram; and Figd is a longitudinal section taken on the line mit of Fig. 1.

'0f the parts of the harvester, it 'is only :25 necessary for the purposes of this case, to

Anote the traction wheel' 1, the harvester .frame .2, the endless platform apron 3, the endless elevator aprons Ll, the binder deck 5, and the 'pole 6. The framework of the shock at? carrier or shock carrying attachment coni-v prises a bundle/receiving table @an operating' platformA 8, ahood 9, a transverse axle bar 10 and longitudinal frame bars 11 and i2, which partsare all rigidly connected.` The inner end of the axle bar 10 is rigidly but detachably secured to the adjacent end of a .harvester frame 2, preferably .by a

Clamp 13, andthe front portion of the font-er frame bar- 12 is bent obliqnely towar t0 the pole 6, and its front end 1s rigidly but Y 'detfrthably connected to said pole, p.referl 2; ly by a clamp 14.y The outer portion of tiie shock carrier is supportedon a ,mainx directly onto the-said table. ,I f

The socalled drop' deck is arranged to worlr'below and at the. rear of,thetable-'f7l and between the operators platform 8v-and ythe inner frame bar'11. This' dropdeck,y for an important reason, vis madeL upA of a,y multiplicity of long'laterally spaced bars or"V rods lunconnected attheir rear-free ends,- but at their forward portions, securelytield wheel 15- anda Acaster wheel 115, lthe former of which is loosely4 jonrnaled onthe "o'ii er, j` f end of the axle bar, lO 'andis locatedfim'yf" mediately under the hood 9, whilethe latten"l` saar reifen.

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is 'applied to t-he rear portion of thebper-QT ators platform 8.l The inner edge ofthe "5 bundle receiving table T1-is` overlapped byV- the vClelia/"ery 'end of the binderf deck, so.

that the bound'bndles will' bevv discharged together, preferably, by a pair of transverse rtie bars or members -17 and 1 8. f The frontI bar 17,at its ends,iis vjo'urnaled on the lower ends of #hanger brackets 19, the npperf ends of which are secured, one to the frarnefbar 11, and theother tothe frame bar 12, yJour#` ,j

naled in suit-able bearings 20.` on the rear portion of the table 7., isa windlass shaft 2l which, at' its'out-er end, is'shown as provided With an operating lever 22. ,Thisf windlassshaft 21 is-connected to the underlying bar is ofthe drop deck, preferably by 1 a pair of short chains '23. By mea-ns of the lever 22,th`e operator standing o n 'the plat-v', for-rn 48`1nay raise'and lower the drop. deck; 16,. at will. Normally, or while bnndles'are being deposited thereon, the said declris held in an elevated 'approximatelyjhorizonij" tal position, as shown by dotted lines'inf Fig. 4, and at this time, the lever-22]V maybef' held by any .suitable lock device,'si1'cli i forV instance, as a lock lug bracket 24sl1ovvln` as@ secured'to the inner side of the hood Q ,andf

with which, the said lever 22 is a daptedfto 3 be engaged by a slight lateral springtinisgf move-ment. yAny other v suital le lever' might be provided.

The operators platform Svi-s ypreifer'alily 1100.

provided on its innersidei-with a rigidly se-l cured gnard board 8a. I E'Xtendd. eCQSS shock` carrier, above v'and at the rear` of thejl drop deck'lti, is a so-calledtailgate"2t3hav5,`

ing inwardly projecting side ,Inembers'whichE Work between# the guardboard 8? ,fand they Afrarnezbar 11. Asshown, vtheta-il'gatef"isf henares preferably made up of a 'multiplicity ot spaced bars tied together suitable points'. The extreme inner end portions of the sides of the tail ,gate 2G terminate in hub portions 267L having secured.' thereto trunnions 2Gb that are liournaled in bearings 2T secured to the guard board 8L land the trame bar ll. Rigidly secured to one ot the hubs 26a, as shown in Fig. d, is a short upwardly projecting lever 26C connected to the lever 22 by means of a flexible cable 28. To 'limit the downward movement ot' the tail gat-e :26, the same is provided with a stop that engages the rear vertical edge ot the guard To hold the bundles in position while the shock is being formed on the drop deck 16,.

4their front ends, they are suitably secured to the tie bars 17 and 18. The outer1 retain ing rods 52,9 may he permanently secured to the said bars 17 and 18, but the centrally located retaining rod 30 should be made detachable so that it may be removed when shockingloose grain. As shown, said rods 29 and 30 are detachably secured to the bars 17 and l8by clamps 31.

The operation and use of the shock carrier are substantially as follows: The bundles are delivered from a. binder in succession onto the Vrece.tiring table 7. The operator stands on the platform 8,l preferably with a fork, and picks up the bundles from the table 7 and properly forms a shock therewith, upon the drop deck 16. The guard plate or side board 8Z1 and the inner bar ll form the side members, and the tail gate 26 forms the rear' member ot the shock containing receptacle, of which, the drop deck 16 constitutes the bottom. The said tail gate therein, at this time, prevents the bundles from being discharged from the drop deck. lVhen the shock has been prop erly accumulated, the operator lets down the said drop deck, as shown vby full'lines in the drawings, by manipulation of the lever 22 and coperating'win'dlass; and then this causes the lower ends of portions of the bundles toengage the stubble on the ground, so that under further forward movement of the machine, the lowered shock will be left standing; on the ground and the `bars or rods of the said drop deck will be drawn outward from under the shock. In this way, a well formed shock may be deposited without danger of the shock being disordered or thrown out ot' form. By the same operation of the lever 22, that lowers the drop deck ld.,- "ail zgate 26 is raised, by means oi toc of... into the position shown in Q and in which position the shock thereunder', under the tail fill drop into a. closed position under the action of gravity.

lt requires at least three or more men to follow two harvesters and properly .form shocks of the bundles bound and discharged thereby. @ne man, standing on the platform 8 may shock the bundles and operate the attachment with ease. Hence, the work or" shocking is made Veasier for the workmen and there isa very considerable economy in the amount or" labor necessarily employed `in shocking.

The device maybe constructed at comparatively small cost and is so designed that it may be readilyy applied to any standard nected, at their front ends, to said trame work., a windluss shaft, means for operating1 said windlass shaft, a iiexible connection between said windlass shaft and the inter mediate portion of said drop deck, a movable tail gate normally held crosswise of the rear portion of said drop deck, and a connection extending from said means for operating said windlass shaft, for operating said tail gate, substantially as described.

Q. ln a bundle carrier, the combination with a 'framework having a supporting wheel and means ior connecting` the same to a harvester, ot a receiving deck secured to said framework, a drop deck comprising, latorally spaced bars or rods connected at their front and intermediate portions. said drop deck being' pivotally connected to said framework beneath said receiving' deck at its forward end, a windlass shaft. means for operating id windlass shaft. a flexible con section between said windlass shaft and the intermediate portion of said drop deck, a movable tail gate normally held crosswise of the rear portion of said drop deck, and a connection extending from the said means toroperating.' the windlass shaft for operating'sai'd tail gate.

3. in a bundle carrier. the combination with a, frame work having a supporting wheel and means 't'or connectingr the' same to a harvester. ofl a receivingdeck secured to said :trame work, a drop deck comprising laterally spaced bars or rods pivotally connected, at their-frontI ends, to.said frame work, a removable retaining rod, secured, at one end. to the front of saiddrop vdeck and having its other end extended in the same' general direction ,as said drop deck, and lo- .cated above the same, I a Windlass shaft, shaft, foi* operating said tail gate, substanmeans for operating said Windlss shaft, :tially as described. a flexible connect1on between said .Windlass' In testimony whereof I affix my 'signature shaft and the intermediate portion 'of Said in presence of twowitnesses.

.drop deck, a movable tail gate Anormally ERLAND PAULSON.'

held crosswiseof the rear portion of said Witnesses.: drop deck, anda eonnection'exten'ding from V. A.' BAKER, said means 'for operating said Windlass J. A. EBERHARD. 

